History shows immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with openness.
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A new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest.
The idea of Australia as an immigrant nation is deeply embedded in the country’s politics, culture and identity.
Jay Chou’s 25 albums have sold more than 30 million copies – and the music video for his latest hit, Gold Rush Town, was filmed at Sovereign Hill.
Mourning black has never been considered a natural part of Anzac Day history and tradition. But 110 years ago it was a stark reminder of death in war.
Apart from voting, April 25 1896 was also the day women got the right to govern – in a world first.
Bob Hawke ably managed his government, but he was also luckier than previous Labor prime ministers.
As a child, Catharine Coleborne’s mother spent a year in bed with polio. Stories like hers reveal why we can’t afford to go backwards on vaccination.
Early Chinese communities might seem to have left little tangible trace. But such an absence does not necessarily mean the absence of a Chinese history.
Where there’s demand, there will be supply, legal or not. From the ‘sly grog’ of the 1920s to the illicit vapes of today, getting regulation right is difficult.
Swimming at the beach was largely banned in Australia until the early 19th century – but now, it’s intrinsic to our national identity.
Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People at the National Museum of Australia brings together contemporary art, personal reflections and archival photographs
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea.
The British Navy’s HMS Pandora struck the Great Barrier Reef around 1791 and sank, taking 35 men with it.
As ‘aliens’, postwar Greek immigrants attracted the attention of ASIO, irrespective of their political affiliation.
Hergott Springs was used as a camel station on a crossroads to the goldfields during inland exploration. ‘Afghans’ built three mosques in this small outback town.
Australian history has often been written from a southern perspective. But a history of the tropical North sheds light on ‘truth telling’ and questions of race.
At the end of World War II, many Nazi war criminals fled to Australia. A new book tells the stories of the investigators who tried to bring them to justice.
Tony Abbott begins his book Australia: A History, by telling off professional historians – and laments the “cultural confusion” of our present moment.
Australia has been, and continues to be, remarkably resilient. But the fragile machinery of democracy needs some long overdue maintenance.
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Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement, La Trobe University
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Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Monash University. Deputy Director ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Monash University
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Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Professor Emeritus of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor in History, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow in History, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University